Nov. 3, 2020 Hopkins County Election Results
Below are the unofficial final results of the Nov. 3 elections conducted in Hopkins County. Early voting results reflect Hopkins County totals only and include the total of absentee and early voting. Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1 Jay W. Julian – 1,764 votes (45.97 percent) early voting (EV) and 179 Election Day; total: 1943 total votes (43.67 percent)Mark Bradley – 933 votes (24.32 percent) EV and 162...
Jacksonville Man Sentenced On 2 Counts Of Sexual Assault Of Teen He Met Online
A 36-year-old Jacksonville man was sentenced Friday in district court on two counts of sexual assault of a teen he was accused of contacting online in March and traveling twice to Hopkins County to meet. Andrew Curtis Hostetler (HCSO jail photo Andrew Curtis Hostetler on Sept. 21 pled guilty to two indictments of sexual assault of a child with no agreement as to punishment. A pre-sentence investigation report was prepared by the...
Sulphur Springs Man Sentenced On Felony DWI Charge
July 2, 2020 – A Sulphur Springs man, accused in June 2019 of almost striking a police officer’s vehicle while driving drunk, was sentenced July 1 on the felony DWI charge stemming from the incident. Joseph Andrew Neman (HCSO jail photo) Joseph Andrew Newman, as part of a plea agreement, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be probated for 10 years, on the June 28, 2019 driving while intoxicated, third or more offense...
Board Appointment, Grant Application Approved By Commissioners Court
Subdivision Query Posed By Potential Developer Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a board appointment and gave the go ahead for the district attorney to apply for grant funding, and answered a query regarding the county’s subdivision rules. Victims Assistance Grant 8th Judicial District Attorney Will Ramsay District Attorney Will Ramsay asked the court to approve a resolution which would allow his office...
Early Voting Begins Feb. 18 in Party Primary Elections
Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the March 3 Primary Election and continues through Friday, Feb. 28. Voting will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 18-22, Feb. 24, Feb. 26 and Feb. 28. Voting will be conducted from noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 23, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 27. All early voting in Hopkins County will conducted in the Justice of the Peace #2 Courtroom at the Hopkins County Tax Office/Justice of the Peace...
Hopkins County Resident Gets Controlled Substance Case Dismissed
Cindy Lynn Dunn was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police on 4/16/2019. She was charged with attempting to use a fraudulent prescription to obtain Schedule III drugs. See original post on KSSTRadio.com here. KSST published public information about the arrest including a mugshot. Once the case was dismissed, Cindy Dunn asked KSST to publish an new article with her side of the story. She is proud to say her case was officially dismissed...
Sulphur Springs Man Sentenced To Life In Prison
Terence Ramon Beachem, 47, of Sulphur Springs was sentenced by 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt Tuesday morning to life in prison. Beachem was on 10 years deferred adjudication probation for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when he was arrested Aug. 28, 2019, for allegedly invading his ex-girlfriend’s home, where he attempted to gag and take her from the residence. Terence Ramon Beachem As he was taking her...
Hopkins County Jury Sentences Man to Life In Prison For Continuous Sexual Abuse Of A Child
Juan Domingo Ramirez A Hopkins County jury sentenced Juan Domingo Ramirez, 33, to life in prison for continuous sexual abuse of a young child Wednesday, Nov. 6. The jury deliberated for a little over an hour Wednesday morning before finding Ramirez guilty of the charge. The offense carries a range of punishment from 25 years to life in the penitentiary. Later Wednesday, the jury deliberated again for a little over an hour before...
Conley Sentenced To 75 Years In Prison On 4 Aggravated Sexual Assault of A Child
A jury Friday sentenced 53-year-old Johnny Ray Conley of Cooper to 75 years in prison on each of the four aggravated sexual assault of a child charges. The same jury found Conley guilty of all four charges Thursday night, after at least 5 hours of deliberations. “Today, a Hopkins County jury sent a message that this community does not tolerate pedophiles. The jury, as well as Judge [Eddie] Northcutt, have ensured that this...
Ewton Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Controlled Substance Possession
Anthony Glenn Ewton, 52, of Sulphur Springs was sentenced Wednesday in the 8th Judicial District Court to 20 years in prison for controlled substance possession. Jury selection was scheduled Sept. 9, with the trial set two weeks later for Ewton on possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance on Jan. 13 and possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance with...
